Fr. Joseph thanks everyone who enjoyed the celebration of the Epiphany of the Lord with a piece of Rosca de los Reyes (sweet bread) on Sunday, Jan. 5 (Fr. Joseph pictured above). The custom symbolizes the celebration of the visit of the Wise Men to the infant Jesus, in preparation for the feast of the presentation of the Lord on Feb. 2, 2025. .... 
1 -  Fr. Joseph invites everyone to participate in the relief effort for the recent wildfire events near us by donating to a special fund in the archdiocese of Los Angeles. .... 
2    Everyone is invited to participate in the novena of San Juan Bautista from Jan. 16-25, and the novena to the Presentation of the Lord from Jan. 24 – Feb. 1, 2025.
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3 - Don't miss out on the delicious hot breakfast provided each Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Share the meal with our families and friends in the parish hall, to help form and strengthen our community of faith here at St. Clement Church. See Sunday's menu on this homepage. ....
4 - The office will be closed Jan. 20 for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. ....  La oficina estará cerrada todo el día el 20 de enero por el feriado de Martin Luther King Jr. ....
5 - Fr. Joseph encourages everyone to attend the meeting in Spanish on Mental Health issues promoted by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. Our next meeting are on Feb. 5 and Feb. 19, and continue the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month.
6 - Fr. Joseph invites everyone to participate in the special retirement fund for religious by using its designated envelopes on the table in the church.
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7 -  Fr. Joseph invites everyone to visit the religious store beside the garage to buy candles and all other religious articles. Now St. Clement Church offers cirio, large size costs $30 each and small size costs $20 each. .... 

6 - Fr. Joseph invites all children that have received their first communion to become altar servers for Mass.  If you are interested in being part of the team, please contact Dulce or Maggie in the parish office, Call (310) 396-2679. ....

7 - Fr. Joseph is proposing in July/August 2025 to move our altar back to its original space as we are expecting to replace our pews and flooring during that time. The benefits of moving the altar back to its original place are: (1) We may gain more pews for seating. (2) We will get more space in Church to accommodate visiting priests for concelebration, for lectors, altar servers. (3) We will not be blinded by the sunlight. (4) We will have a more balanced set up for the Stations of the Cross. (5) We get easier focus on the tabernacle, the main cross and the altar as they will be in the center of the Church.

8  -  Fr. Joseph invites everyone to use the St. Clement Church postcards to invite anyone who has not been back physically to celebrate Mass with us. .... 

9 -  Even though face masks are recommended but not obligatory in the county of Los Angeles, there are some increasing cases of respiratory infection due to the flu season with variant of COVID-19. Therefore, let us continue to be vigilant and prudent to prevent the transmission of respiratory illnesses and use the face masks when near people or in a room. ....

10 - All volunteers, ministers, servers, private contractors, employees... are required by the archdiocese of Los Angeles to participate in the Virtus Training and finger printing. For more information, please contact the parish office. ....  

11 -   The parish office requests all group leaders to turn in their respective monthly activity calendars to better plan the upcoming activities. ....

12 -  Fr. Joseph requests that when donating items to St. Clement Church, please donate only new unused items. Thank You.  ....

13 -   Hispanic Bible Study Classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays on Zoom. If you are interested in knowing more about the Bible and how the Word of God applies in our daily lives, please contact Hector or Mayra or call the parish office for more information: (310) 396-2679. ....

14 -  This year's 2024 Together in Mission campaign theme is "Be Imitator of Christ" and our parish goal is $18,398. Because of the ongoing pandemic your generous contribution is even more valuable than before. Please use the respective 2024 TIM envelopes to make this necessary contribution to help us achieve our goal by making an impact to many people's lives. Let us be generous as God has been very generous to us.  https://ourmissionla.org/parish-resources/ ; ....

15 -   Fr. Joseph announces the "Called to Renew," https://calledtorenew.org/ ;  at St. Clement Church, which will provide much needed funding for us and strengthen important ministries and programs that impact us all. Our campaign goal is $125,000 in 5 years of which 50 percent will remain at our parish. This campaign in our archdiocese will ensure that we can continue to be a vital presence in our community. Please take a campaign package home and take a moment to prayerfully discern how you can most generously support this campaign and meet Fr. Joseph personally in the parish office for days to come or you may use the following link to give online.   https://www.givecentral.org/appeals-form-registration/acp5ca3bcc6cc815/user/guest ; Fr. Joseph Thanks You in advance for your faithful support.